I disagree. One thing that you seem to be missing is that the fingers are touching the surface the entire time. The cursors would show up on the screen to indicate the exact location that you will click when you apply pressure.
Also, the touchpad/keyboard layout would be very similar to the way it's done on laptops now, except with the much larger touchpad. We don't seem to have many problems with that layout now, and I would argue that it would be much more efficient than using a mouse. Playing an FPS would be similar to playing one on a laptop with a touchpad, except much easier because of the larger touch area and multi-touch. It might even be better than using a mouse.

I think the more appropriate way to do it would have been this: http:80,tech.slashdot.org/story/09/10/14/1219215/Tim-Berners-Lee-Is-Sorry-About-the-Slashes There, problems gone.

The thing is, the new Star Trek movie didn't really feel like a movie at all, it was more like an extended large-scale pilot. It did a very good job of setting up the characters and there was a sizeable villain, but it didn't seem Trek enough. I came out of the movie feeling like I should tune in next week for the real story to start. It did a very good job of a reboot, but there really wasn't much besides just a reboot.

We don't seem to need protection, so why should artists?

Ever heard of patents?

You are right, but if we're honest the teachers are almost as clueless as to how to use Windows. Actually, when I was in high school four years ago, even the IT guy (the librarian) didn't know how to use Windows as well as most of the students. I don't think Linux would have made much of a difference.

I'll second that question. Anyone got a spare lawyer to answer it for us?